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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Gee, what else didn't happen 100 years ago today?

Originally Posted by SailorSteve

Posts moved to proper forum.

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Allied troops are defeated in their attempt to take Gaza, suffering 6,444 casualties. Ottomans suffer around 2000 casualties.

NOPE: a discussion ought to be held in the context (forum in which the question is raised) on the casualty count connected with the Second battle of Gaza as inquired by Schroder. In this case, a direct itemized accounting of the casualties and their intentional misrepresentation ...occurring on or as a consequence of the date in which they are enumerated by Jimbuna or yourself. The 'proper forum' is thus the forum in which the alleged fact is enumerated. As per your own precedent "gee what else...." the discussion involves what happened precisely one hundred year ago: highlighting the casualty aspect of Jimbuna's statement and it's reason for official obfuscation (or 'complete BS' as Schroeder puts it). Schroeder's question is not off topic and my response was pertinent (concrete??!!) and completely in sync and does not deviate from the date and the topic posted by the moderator-in-chief....Jimbuna. General discussion of an event not related to a specific date/event in WWI made be conducted elsewhere. The OP: Oberon has not specified the diary format exclusively (which I occasionally use myself) therefore Schroder's casualty query and my somewhat detailed but precise response ought to remain in the original thread. Schroder's post and my response does not qualify for transfer in this instance.